No Man's Sky: What Is The Atlas?
When No Man’s Sky first came out it was barebones at best, but over time it rose out of controversy like the proverbial Phoenix from the Ashes. What was once a lifeless universe is now filled to the brim with all sorts of flora and fauna, all procedurally generated into bizarre and odd shapes.
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The lore has likewise been expanded upon and is now a deep-reaching narrative that goes to some pretty interesting places. The Atlas, for example, is the ever-present force within the universe of No Mans Sky and from the outside, it seems like just another floating space station. But peel back the layers and there’s some interesting lore to dig up. So with that in mind, here’s what you need to know about The Atlas.
The Atlas is no singular mega construct in space nor individual creature - instead, it’s a vast and night unfathomable intelligence that’s as old as the cosmos itself. It has watched over the Universe of No Mans Sky since it began and it's often depicted by the races that worship and detest it as a red orb within a black diamond.
This seemingly ageless intelligence manifests its presence in the universe inside gigantic constructs known as Atlas Stations. Essentially huge interfaces for the program that's running the different universe simulations that you and all the other lifeforms inhabit. Kind of like The Matrix, but with less philosophy and more AI-controlled multi-verses for research purposes.
The Atlas also speaks in its own language, but it is possible to learn this either through exploration or by collecting the white orbs onboard the Atlas Stations. Though it’s not crucial to be fluent in this dialect as you mostly interact with it through special terminals
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